As rising global temperatures continue to impact traditional tourism destinations around the Mediterranean basin, researchers are turning their attention to the potential of the Black Sea coast as an alternative tourism destination.
Faculty members Nazan An and Tufan Turp, affiliated with Boğaziçi University’s Climate Change and Policies Application and Research Center, have identified the Black Sea as offering ideal weather for summer tourism and as a significant alternative for the tourism sector to adapt to climate change.
Their research, titled “Projected Summer Tourism Potential of the Black Sea Region,” conducted at Boğaziçi University’s Climate Change and Policies Application and Research Center, indicates that the Black Sea coast could become an important tourism destination in the future. Cities such as Sakarya, Ordu, Samsun, Trabzon and Rize are highlighted as having the potential to offer pleasant weather for beach tourism.
Discussing their…
